Stephanie Okereke to act alongside Oscar winner Meryl Streep at “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions” event in New York

Stephanie Okereke will feature in the March 12th opening night play of Seven in New York. The three-day summit titled Women in the World: Stories and Solutions, co-hosted by The Daily Beast, Vital Voices Global Partnership, Diane von Furstenberg, and the UN Foundation will be attended by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among others. Stephanie is one of the seven acclaimed actors that will dramatize the issues highlighted in the play: Meryl Streep heads the line-up, which includes Marcia Gay Harden, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Archie Panjabi, Julyana Soelistyo and Lauren Vélez. The reading is directed by celebrated Broadway director Julie Taymor in an evening made possible by HP.

“The play powerfully portrays the transformative way that seven courageous women have changed their societies for the better – from peace-building, to fighting corruption to combating violence against women.”- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

“The most powerful thing about SEVEN is that it gets to the heart of some of the most critical issues facing our world today. It reminds us of the power of the human spirit to rise up when faced with adversity and as we rise…it reminds us that we have a responsibility to bring others along with us.”- Alyse Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vital Voices Global Partnership

The three-day Women in the World summit will bring together an extraordinary group of 300 global leaders from government, media, social activism, business, and the arts. Topics will include human trafficking and modern slavery, the rise of rape as a tool of war, the ways new technologies can help empower women financially, and how traditions can be toppled in cultures that devalue women.

omg stephenie okereke you go on girl i am definitely digging your style wow what an inspiration it will be for other actros to step up there game .now am waiting to here about the deal gene got with warner bros company then i know that nigerians and nollywood have landed. i am so happy and stoked congrats girl for representing.

OMG!!!!!!! THIS IS MAJOR!!!!
“Through the Glass” has really been a breakthrough for Stephanie. i guess she finally got recognized by hollywood. this is great!
maybe with “Ije” rolling around, Nollywood can movie to higher levels.
im so proud of my girl Steph, kudos!!

You can’t get any closer to an icon than Meryl and Stephanie keeps setting herself apart from the rest, she is focused. Bella isn’t it remarkable, the past four weeks has seen Sade top the charts, you -our darling Bella(Uche) appear on Oprah, now Stephanie is rubbing shoulders with some of the most powerful and significant women in the world. Nigerian women Rock!!! Now, what do we do with our spoilers…you know the greedy and depraved women in Abuja 🙁 Can’t wait for Gen X and Y to take over…for real, we can rule the World. MelonX.

Go Girl.There is no stopping u now.That accident for claim beta things from Naija.It is time for you to shine jo. Naija is the in thing. I think women and the youth have always being responsible for Naija uplift.As for the men, their half dead brother and corruption God dey.